DUSHANBE, November 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A five-day meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG) began in Dushanbe on November 10.

An official source at Tajik central bank says that pursuant to the EAG plan of actions for 2014 the 21st EAG Plenary and Working group meetings are being held in the Tajik capital from November 10-14.

“Representatives of nine member nations of EAG, including Belarus, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of sixteen observer countries, including Afghanistan, Armenia, France, Poland, Ukraine and others, are participating in the 21st EAG plenary meeting in Dushanbe,” the source said, noting that representatives of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are also attending the meeting.

The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG) is a FATF-style regional body uniting Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.  16 more states and 17 international and regional organizations have observer status within the EAG.